{"id":37468,"date":"2026-08-10T23:55:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37468"},"modified":"2026-08-10T23:55:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:55:41","slug":"lions-new-25-million-center-suffers-significant-injury-in-early-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37468","title":{"rendered":"Lions&#8217; new $25 million center suffers significant injury in early blow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>It was a tough Monday for the Lions. <\/p>\n<p>The team\u2019s new 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885px\"\/><figcaption>Detroit Lions center Cade Mays (64) looks on during training camp at Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park, Michigan, on Sunday, August 2, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>He was a big target for the Lions to help what last season was a struggling offensive line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, you hate it. I hate it for him because I felt like he was having a good camp and he had grown so much in our system just since spring,\u201d Campbell said of Mays. \u201cIn that regard, yeah, and for us, too, but at the same time, there, again, there\u2019s a reason why we have\u00a0Juice [Scruggs] here, too, and some of these other guys and they\u2019re going to get a look.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also joked Mays will \u201cbe ready for the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Campbell also added running back\u00a0Isiah Pacheco has suffered an MCL sprain and will also miss some time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40271850\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 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Miller (76), left, and center Cade Mays (64), right, practice a drill during training camp at Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park on Friday, July 31, 2026.  <span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prior to arriving in Detriot, Mays spend four years with the Panthers after he was selected in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Tennessee.  <\/p>\n<p>Last season, he only allowed one sack and boasted a 94.3 percent pass block win rate, which ranked 20th among other qualified centers.<\/p>\n<p>Detriot will likely turn to Scruggs, Seth McLaughlin\u00a0and\u00a0Michael Niese to see who will be best fit at center without Mays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, we\u2019re going to find the best five,\u201d Campbell said about the offensive line. \u201cWe will [identify] the best five and we\u2019re trying to find that before camp starts, but look, if this goes into the season it does, but at some point, we will find the best five and 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